Middle Tennesee State University Athletics
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Jersey Number 43
Parker Hughes
- Position:
- S
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-2 / 205
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Elizabethton, TN
- High School:
- Elizabethton
Bio
Honors
• 2024: MTSU’s Defensive Player of the Week 11/3, Burlsworth Trophy nominee
• 2025: CUSA Preseason Watch List
2025 (r-Senior)
• Voted a Team Captain
• Led team with nine tackles to go with a pass breakup and a hurry against APSU
2024 (r-Junior)
• Played and started in nine games
• Finished second on the team with 69 tackles, including 2.5 TFLs, a hurry and a forced fumble
• Competed in 462 total snaps, including a season-high 69 at UTEP
• Did not play against Tennessee Tech, at Ole Miss or WKU due to an injury suffered during the summer
• Made his season debut against Duke and led the team with eight tackles and a forced fumble
• In 54 plays at Memphis he tallied three stops
• Registered six tackles in loss at LA Tech
• Led team with seven stops in win over KSU
• Turned in nine tackles against JSU
• Led the defense in win over UTEP with 14 tackles, including a TFL
• Had seven stops against NMSU
2023 (r-Sophomore)
• Played in all 12 games and earned 11 starts
• Finished the year fourth on the team with 53 tackles, including 7.0 TFLs, 2.5 sacks, a fumble recovery and two pass breakups
• Averaged 53 snaps played per game
• Had two solo stops, including a sack at Alabama
• Registered seven tackles and a fumble recovery against Murray State
• Collected three solo tackles and a hurry against Colorado State
• Led team with nine stops, including 1.5 TFLs in win over LA Tech
• Paced the Blue Raiders with seven tackles, including a TFL in win over FIU
• Had seven stops, including 2.0 TFLs and a sack in win over UTEP
2022 (r-Freshman)
• Played in nine games and had five starts
• Ended the season with 29 tackles, including 2.0 TFLs, a sack, a blocked kick and two hurries
• Graded out a winner by the coaches in seven of nine games played
• Averaged 39 snaps played per game
• Transferred to Samford in the offseason but returned to MTSU prior to camp (became eligible in game five)
• Had four tackles in loss to WKU
• Earned his first career Blue Raider start at UTEP and responded with five tackles, including a sack and his first career blocked punt
• Registered seven stops, including a TFL, a pass breakup and a hurry at Louisiana Tech
• Collected six tackles in win over FAU
2021 (Freshman)
• Played in four games
• Was in on 21 total snaps and graded out a winner four times
• Saw action against FIU, ODU, FAU and Toledo
High School
• Lettered in football and basketball at Elizabethton High School
• Helped team to two state championships while earning the 4A Tennessee Titans Mr. Football Player of the Year honor in 2020
• Rushed for 3,064 career yards and had 4,261 all-purpose yards while also tallying 151 tackles and 10 interceptions
• In 2020 he racked up 1,326 receiving yards on 62 receptions, had 28 total touchdowns, rushed for 539 yards and added six interceptions on defense
• Played for Coach Shawn Witten
Personal
• Full name: Troy Parker Hughes
• Parents: Daniel Greene and Roxie Bridgeman
• Born: 1/2/2003
• Major: Integrated Studies
• 2024: MTSU’s Defensive Player of the Week 11/3, Burlsworth Trophy nominee
• 2025: CUSA Preseason Watch List
2025 (r-Senior)
• Voted a Team Captain
• Led team with nine tackles to go with a pass breakup and a hurry against APSU
2024 (r-Junior)
• Played and started in nine games
• Finished second on the team with 69 tackles, including 2.5 TFLs, a hurry and a forced fumble
• Competed in 462 total snaps, including a season-high 69 at UTEP
• Did not play against Tennessee Tech, at Ole Miss or WKU due to an injury suffered during the summer
• Made his season debut against Duke and led the team with eight tackles and a forced fumble
• In 54 plays at Memphis he tallied three stops
• Registered six tackles in loss at LA Tech
• Led team with seven stops in win over KSU
• Turned in nine tackles against JSU
• Led the defense in win over UTEP with 14 tackles, including a TFL
• Had seven stops against NMSU
2023 (r-Sophomore)
• Played in all 12 games and earned 11 starts
• Finished the year fourth on the team with 53 tackles, including 7.0 TFLs, 2.5 sacks, a fumble recovery and two pass breakups
• Averaged 53 snaps played per game
• Had two solo stops, including a sack at Alabama
• Registered seven tackles and a fumble recovery against Murray State
• Collected three solo tackles and a hurry against Colorado State
• Led team with nine stops, including 1.5 TFLs in win over LA Tech
• Paced the Blue Raiders with seven tackles, including a TFL in win over FIU
• Had seven stops, including 2.0 TFLs and a sack in win over UTEP
2022 (r-Freshman)
• Played in nine games and had five starts
• Ended the season with 29 tackles, including 2.0 TFLs, a sack, a blocked kick and two hurries
• Graded out a winner by the coaches in seven of nine games played
• Averaged 39 snaps played per game
• Transferred to Samford in the offseason but returned to MTSU prior to camp (became eligible in game five)
• Had four tackles in loss to WKU
• Earned his first career Blue Raider start at UTEP and responded with five tackles, including a sack and his first career blocked punt
• Registered seven stops, including a TFL, a pass breakup and a hurry at Louisiana Tech
• Collected six tackles in win over FAU
2021 (Freshman)
• Played in four games
• Was in on 21 total snaps and graded out a winner four times
• Saw action against FIU, ODU, FAU and Toledo
High School
• Lettered in football and basketball at Elizabethton High School
• Helped team to two state championships while earning the 4A Tennessee Titans Mr. Football Player of the Year honor in 2020
• Rushed for 3,064 career yards and had 4,261 all-purpose yards while also tallying 151 tackles and 10 interceptions
• In 2020 he racked up 1,326 receiving yards on 62 receptions, had 28 total touchdowns, rushed for 539 yards and added six interceptions on defense
• Played for Coach Shawn Witten
Personal
• Full name: Troy Parker Hughes
• Parents: Daniel Greene and Roxie Bridgeman
• Born: 1/2/2003
• Major: Integrated Studies
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